Positions

Professor, Human Development and Family Science, College of Health and Human Performance

Contact Info

tayloral@ecu.edu

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Alan Taylor

member of

selected publications

article
- Tell me more: Parent-child sexual talk and young adult sexual communication satisfaction with romantic partners. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences. 16:19-39. 2022
- Family LIfe Education with Immigrant Families. NCFR Report. 2020
- Family Life Education with Immigrant Populations. Family Focus. 2020
- On-line Dating: Is Hooking Up the Goal?. Psychology Research and Applications. 1:81-88. 2019
- Variations in grandfathering: Characteristics of involved, passive and disengaged grandfathers. Contemporary Social Science.. 2018
- Understanding Osteoporosis knowledge and health beliefs among men in their midlife years.. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 49:759-763. 2017
- Livin' la vida pura: Exploring student experiences of happiness while studying abroad in Costa Rica. Journal of Education and Human Development. 2016
- Positive Effect and depressive symptoms: What dimensions of grandfather involvement matter?. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. 14:93-103. 2016
- Think Value Communicate Lead (TVCL): A Framework for Developing Family Professionals.. Family Science Review. 2014
- Training considerations for MFTs in couple and financial counseling.. American Journal of Family Therapy. 42:282-292. 2014
book
- Global perspectives on family life education.. Springer. 2018
- Careers in Family Science. National Council on Family Relations. 2015
chapter
- <p>A Cultural Competence Model for Family Life Education</p>. National Council on Family Relations. 2025
- <p>Application of Cultural Competence for Family Life Education Practice</p>. National Council on Family Relations. 2025
- Global perspectives of family life education: Synthesis and future directions. Springer. 2018
- Global perspectives on family life education: Introduction.. Springer. 2018
- Variations in grandfathering: Characteristics of involved, passive and disengaged grandfathers. Routledge. 2018
- Family Life Education in the United States. Springer. 2018
- Grandparent-grandchild relationships. Wiley- Blackwell. 2016
- Grandparents raising grandparents 2016
- Effectively placing family studies majors at internship sites: The ECU-LINCS match.. Palgrave MacMillan. 2015
- Teaching grant writing to undergraduate students: A high-impact experience.. Palgrace MacMillan. 2014

presentations

presentation

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COMPASS (Childcare On campus Maximizing Parents' Academic Support and Success) awarded by ED - Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) 2022 - 2025
LEADER: Assessing student preparedness to work with families in a multicultural society. awarded by East Carolina University - - Diversity & Inclusion Research and Scholarship (DIRS) Program 2021-2022 Internal Seed Grant Opportunity 2020 - 2021
CHE Interdisciplinary Research Award awarded by CHE Interdisciplinary Research Award 2013
TVCL Fellowship Grant awarded by College STAR Grant at ECU 2013

professional service activities

NCFR Annual Conference Program Planning Committee 2024
NCFR - Special Task Force for Designing the Submission Process for NCFR's Annual Conference Proposals The Executive Director of NCFR asked me to be on this special task force committee to help redesign the conference proposal submission process. We met several times during February & March 2025 2024
Chair, Family & Community Education Section: National Council on Family Relations In November 2024, my two-year appointment as Chair for the Family & Community Education Section of the National Council on Family Relations ended. At that time, I moved into the leadership role of Past Chair of FCE, which is a two year position. 2024
Chair, Family & Community Education (E&E) Section: National Council on Family Relations In March 2020, I was elected as the Chair Family and Community Education (FCE) Section of the National Council on Family Relations. This is a FOUR year appintment: Two years as Chair-Elect and two years as Chair. 2019 - 2024
NCFR's Darling Family Life Education Research Initiative Grant Selection Committee 2023
Elections Council Member - National Council on Family Relations Two Year Appointment - Voted to position by NCFR membership. 2015 - 2017
Focus Group Chair: National Council on Family Relations Elected as the Chair of the University Graduate Program Directors' Focus Group 2017
Reviewer: Manuscript Submissions for the Journal of Family Issues As an external reviewer, I evaluated two manuscripts and submitted my evaluations. 2014 - 2017
Reviewer: Proposals for the Annual Conference for the National Council on Family Relations As a proposal reviewer, I reviewed 6-10 proposals and submitted my evaluations. 2014

education and training

B.S. in Family Sciences, Brigham Young University

awards and honors

2021-2022 Scholar-Teacher Award, conferred by Collage of Health and Human Performance - East Carolina University, 2021
Cognella Innovation in Teaching Award in Family Science, conferred by Cognella Publishing - National Council on Family Relations, 2021
Joyner Library's Annual Academic Affairs Faculty Book Award, conferred by East Carolina University's Joyner Library, 2019
HDFS Global Education Award, conferred by Department of Human Development and Family Science, 2018
HDFS Administration Award, conferred by Department of Human Development and Family Science, 2015

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